Reproductive System

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

organs that produce sperm and sex hormones

Question 2

scrotum

Answer 2

pouch of skin containing testes. It hangs outside the body to keep the sperm cooler than normal body temperature.

Question 3

bladder

Answer 3

the organ in the body that holds urine

Question 4

prostate gland

Answer 4

the gland surrounding the neck of the bladder that produces the liquid component of semen

Question 5

penis

Answer 5

the male genital organ of higher vertebrates, carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation. In humans and most other mammals, it consists largely of erectile tissue and is used also for urination.

Question 6

Urethra

Answer 6

the duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder, and which in male vertebrates also conveys semen.

Question 7

Sperm Duct

Answer 7

these ducts transport sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts

Question 8

Uterus

Answer 8

the organ in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; the womb.

Question 9

Ovary

Answer 9

a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced

Question 10

Vagina

Answer 10

the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus

Question 11

Oviduct

Answer 11

the tube through which an ovum or egg passes from an ovary.

Question 12

Cervix

Answer 12

the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus

Question 13

follicles

Answer 13

sacs containing egg cells

Question 14

Seminal vesicle

Answer 14

Also contributes some of the liquid that makes up semen. The fluid produced by the seminal vesicle contains proteins, enzymes, sugar, vitamin C and other substances. The sugar provides a source of energy for sperm cells.

Question 15

Fertilisation

Answer 15

penetration of the ovum by a sperm